Bofors 15,2 cm kanon m/42

15,2 cm kanon m/42
BAP Almirante Grau firing its guns in the 2004 UNITAS Exercise
TypeNaval gun
Place of originSweden
Service history
In service1947–2017
Used by Swedish Navy
 Royal Netherlands Navy
 Chilean Navy
 Peruvian Navy
Production history
DesignerBofors
Designed1942
ManufacturerBofors
No. built30
Specifications
Barrel length8.05 metres (317 in)

Shell45 kilograms (99 lb)
Caliber152 millimetres (6.0 in)
Elevation-10 to +60°
Rate of fire12-15 shots /min
Maximum firing range28,400 yards (26,000 m)[1]

The Bofors 152 mm kanon m/42 is a naval gun for use on ships. It was initially used aboard light cruisers and cruisers including the Swedish Tre Kronor class and the Dutch De Zeven Provinciën class, after World War II. The last active ship to use the gun was the Peruvian Navy cruiser BAP Almirante Grau and was the largest naval gun still in active service prior to the commissioning of USS Zumwalt in October 2016, which is armed with the 155 mm Advanced Gun System.

The 152 mm gun was first designed in 1939 by Bofors for the Koninklijke Marine cruiser Kijkduin, eventually named De Zeven Provinciën. After the German invasion of the Netherlands in 1940 these artillery pieces were confiscated by the Swedish Government and placed on the Swedish cruiser HSwMS Tre Kronor.

References

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  1. ^ "Netherlands 15 cm/53 (5.9")". NavWeaps. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  • Friedman, Norman (1991). The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapons Systems, 1991/92. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 9780870212888.
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